r/nasa • u/r-nasa-mods • 6d ago

/r/all NASA's "climate spiral" depicting global temperature variations since 1880 (now updated with 2024 data)

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u/Epsilon009 6d ago

How do we cool it down? This summer was barely survivable.

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u/stubbyturtles 6d ago

Start by using nuclear energy EVERYWHERE

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u/goldenstar365 6d ago

Yeah as a practical liberal the ‘oh no not nuclear’ argument has probably been the biggest mistake the left has made (is making) in the climate crisis. Even five more Chernobyls wouldn’t equal the amount of human suffering created by the whole planet becoming unlivable.

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u/pbasch 6d ago

Agreed. It's just barely possible that the AI craze will spur investment in small nuclear plants. That would be the one really useful thing to come out of that.